Numbering and paging machine



GLJ. HILL. NUMBBRING AND PAGING MACHINE.

4 Patenta& June 27, 1865,

tion of the same, reference being had to the ae 'with a handled fly-wheel, b, and, if required,

belt, the shaft bein part of one of the plates, the upper end of the will be more especially alluded to lereina-fter.

GEORGE J. HILL, OF BUFFALO, NEW.

YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND H. G. LEISENRING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

NeMBI-:RING AND PAGING MAc HNE;

Specification forming part of Letters Patct No. 48,488, datcd J une 27, 1865.

To all 'whom it may concem.

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. HILL, of Buffalo, Erie county, State of New York, have invented an Improvement in E umbering and Paging Machines; and Idohereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descripcompanying drawngs, and to the letters of refereuce marked thereon.

My invention consists of certain mechanism, fully described hereinafter, for numberin g railroad-tickets and other cards and for paging books. a a

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now pro'- ceed to descrihe its construction and operation.

. On reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side' view of my improved numberingand paging machine; Fig. 2, avertical section of the same; Fig. 3, a plan view Fig. 4, a perspective view of part of the machine; -Fg. 5, a transverse section of Fig. 4, and Figs. 6 and 7 views of the paging device.

Similar letters refer to similarparts throughont the several views.

A and A' are the two side frames of the machine, which are connected together by the cross-stays a a a and by the plate B.

In suitable hearings formed on the two frames turns the driving-shaft G, which isfurnished with suitable pulleys for receiving a driving g furuished with a pinion, c,`the teeth of which gear into those of 'a wheel, d, on the shaft D, which turns in the opposite side frames, A 'and A'.

Te a portion ot" the shaft I) which projects beyond the side frame. A', is secured a cam, E, Situated between two pates, F F, nto the openings in whichproject the hubs f of the cam, the edge of the latter being arranged to hear againstan upper roller on' .the pin as well as on alowerrollerhungto the pin h'. (See F'g. 1.) A verticallrod, G, is attached to or forms a rod being connected to one end of a cross-head, H, which is arranged to slide in vertical guides formed in the side frame, A This slot hasa longitndinal opening, as seen in Fig. 3, and is arran ged to carrythe numberin g-wheels, which The shaft Kis provided with a plain pulley,

k, Fi g. 3, which is surrounded by a hand ofgumelastic orother like material. A segment, l, bears against the banded surface of 'the pulley under the'cireumsta'nces describedhereinafter, this segment having a stem, m,which projects into. an orfice in the arm L, there being at the end of the orifice a spiral s'prin g, against'which the said stem of the segment bears. -The arm L is huugloosely to a piu, n, Secured to aspin (ile, n', which is arranged to turn in projection,A"' ,and to which is Secured the bent arm M, tle end of the letter being arranged to bear against the edge of the arm L under the circumstances described hereinafter.

A set-screw, p, passing through a plategq' Secured to the frame of the machine, serves to limit the rearward movement of the arm L and its segment, as well as to regulate the'd'stauce of the movement, and a spiral spring, i', connec'ted atvone end to the bent arm M and at the other to the arm L, tends to maintain the two arms in contact with each other. A guided rod, N, extends from the shaft K to the shaft D, the ends of the rod being provided with bent plates adapted to the shafts.

The shaft D is provided with a cam' or projection, 'which at the proper time' during the movement of the machine' forces the rod N upward and slightly elevates that end of the shaft K to which the banded pulley Ic is Secured, the bearngs being sc constructed and arranged as to'permit this elevation of the shaft, which causes the banded pulley to bear hard against the segment l. Avibratingmotionis imparted to the arm L from the vertical rod Gr, to whichis connected a link, s, the latter being jointed to an arm, t, which is secured to the end of the spindle u# Into the longitudinal opening of the crosshead H are fitted the stems of a number of han ers, P, the stem of each hanger being'provided with asuitable nut ihr securing the'said han ger to the cross-head after ad j ustment. Each han ger carries the numbering-wheel Q, and each wheel has a givcn number of projecting types for imprinting the numerals.

The desired movement is imparted to the numhering-wheels by rods u, que of which is arranged to slide vertically in a bracket, e, attaehed to each hanger, the rods during the ascent of the cross-head striking against the under edge of a rod,1t, and the bent lower ends arranged and their relative position changed.

to produce the desired consecntive numbers is similar to that in other numbering-machines.

To the cross-bar B, which is Situated immediately below the nunbering-wheels, and which may be termed the bed 77 of the machine, are secured the two standards T and T', as best observed on reference to the perspeetive view, Fg. 4, and in each standard are two elongated openings inclined downward toward each other and arra-ngeci for the reception of the two bars V and V' ,which are supported byplates on the ends of the rods W W, one of whichis secured to each end of a spring, u, attached to the under side of the bed or cross-bar B, the tendency of this spring being to elevate the bars.

The inking-t'rame consists of the two plates X X, connected together by a cross-stay, m, Fig. 2, and carrying the inking-roller y, the bearings of which are arranged to slide in vertical guides formed in the said plates X X, and to rest on spiral or other springs, which tend to elevate the roller. An intermitteut reciprocating motion isimparted to this inking-frame v by a cam-groove in a disk-wheel on the shaft D, a pin on an arm secured to the shaft Y projecting into this groove, and this shaft having two other arms, 2, which are connected to the inking-frame by two links, 3 3.

The roller y obtains its ink from a roller, 4, which turns in the opposite frames of the machine, and to which a rotary motion is imparted from the drivin-g-shaft 1) by means of a belt, the ink being evenly distributed over the surface of the roller et by another roller, 6, to which a horizontal reciprocating motion is imparted by appliauces commonly used in printin gpresses; i

To the outer end of the cross-head H is secured a bracket, 7, in which the hanger 8, Figs. (i and 7, 'is arranged to slide verticall y, the hanger being guided by bolts& 9, acted on by spiral springs 10, which surround the bolts.

The hangers carry appropriate numberingwheels,11, which are actuated by a rod, 12, attached to the hanger ,and engaging with its lower end into the teeth of a ratchet-wheel adjacent to the numbering-wheel, the said rod 12 when the cross-head rises, coming in contact with the lower edge of the har B, which is so hung to the frame of the machine that its edge can be turned away from the range of the i whole of the rods u c, as well as from that of the rod 12.

operation As the cross-head H com mences its' upward movement the rod N is elevated by the cam or projection on the driving-shaft D, and consequently the banded pulley k is brought to bear against the segment l. Simultaneously with this elevation of thebanded pulley a movement in the direction of the arrow is imparted to the spindle n, causing the bent arm M to move the arm L, and with it the segment, in the direction of its arrow, thereby moving the endless apron I a given distance over the face ot' the bed or cross-piece B. It should be here understood that the attendant stands or is seated in front of the machine, and that it is his duty to place on the apron, between the slats i, the strip of paper or cardboard to he nnmbered, each movement of the apron bringing one of these strips directly under the numbering-wheels. When the crosshead has reached the limit of its upward movement it remains stationary, owin'g to the peculiar shape of the cam E, while the drivingshaft revolves and while the inking-frame is pushed forward by the devices described, and the roller y imparts some of its ink to the lowest projectin g types of the numbering-wheels. The moment the cross-head 'begins to descend the inhing-frame is moved rapidly out of the way and the banded pulley 75 falls 'clear of the segment l, the latter moving back in a direction contrary to that pointed out by the arrow. As the cross-headcontinues to deseend,

A the apron remaining stationary, those projecting types of the numbering-wheels which have to impart impressions to the paper on the apron pass between the iuclined bars o and e', and the latter will be depressed by the numbering-wheels-aud approach each other and close on the 'sides of the `projecting types, the whole of which are thereby brought in line and in a proper position for imparting the desired impression. The importance 'of these bars v'an'd 'v' will be better uuderstood when it is borne in mind that if some of the numbering-wheels may not be turned to' the desired extent and others beyond the desired point, and that consequently the types are not in a favorable position to impart a perfect impression, and that however out of line the types, may be when the cross-head begins to descend, the bars willmove them to their proper position. Afterthe desired figures have been imprinted on the paper a repetition of the abovedescribed movementswill take place.

The extent of the movement of the apron can be regulated at pleasnre by the adj ustingscrew p, Fig. 2, for this screw will retard the backward movement of the arm L at the desired' point, permitting the bent arm M to continue its backward movement.

The deviceillustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, and described above asbein g Secured to the cross-head H, near the outer end of the same, is brought into play when the machine is required to number the pages of books. The book is placed in a proper position beneath the numbering- 'wheel 1'1, on a, table, 13, F'g. 3, attaehed to the frame of the machine. The springs 10, against which the hanger-Shame, are sufiiciently rigid to insure a proper impression from the types of the numbering-wheei, and yet sufieient'ly elastic to eecommodate themselves to the thickn'ess. of the book the pages of which have to' be numbered.

I do not claim, ofitself, the endless npron I with its slats 'if "but I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The reeiprocating cross-head H and its system 'of nnmbering-wheels, in combination with the endless apron, the whole being arranged for joint action as set fort-h, for the purpose specified.

2. The bars V and V', adapted to incliued openngs in the standards or guicie-pieces T and T', and supported by a spring or springs, all substantiall y as set forth, for thepurpcse specified.

3. The hanger S, with its numbering-wheels, and the spring 10, or their equivalents, for rendering the said nmnhering-wheels self-accommodating to the thickness of the book the pagesef which have to he n'mbe-ed.

In testinony whereofI have signed my name to this Specification in the presence of two shscribing witnesses.

GEO. J. HILL.

Witnesses:

HENRY HOWSON, JOHN WHITE. 

